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Cardinal, Sun Devils Clash

Stanford Cardinal (2-2 overall, 1-1 Pac-12)
Arizona State Sun Devils (2-2 overall, 1-0 Pac-12)

September 30, 2017 • 1 p.m. PT
Stanford Stadium (50,424) • Stanford, California

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TelevisionLive national broadcast on Pac-12 Networks with Ted Robinson (play-by-play), Yogi Roth (analyst) and Jill Savage (sideline).

RadioLive coverage on Stanford's flagship station -- KNBR 1050 AM -- with Scott Reiss '93 (play-by-play), Todd Husak '00 (analyst) and John Platz '84 (sideline). The broadcast begins one hour before kickoff with the Cardinal Tailgate Show and concludes with the postgame Cardinal Locker Room Report. The game can be heard on Stanford student radio -- KZSU 90.1 FM -- and online at kzsulive.stanford.edu.

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Notes

  • 16,881 • As the crow flies, Stanford traveled 16,881 miles before kicking off the home portion of its schedule at Stanford Stadium against UCLA (Sept. 23). The trip from Stanford's campus to Sydney's Allianz Stadium, where the Cardinal opened the season against Rice, spanned 14,864 miles. A mere 642 round-trip miles separated Stanford Stadium from the Los Angeles Coliseum, and 858 from San Diego Stadium.
  • 2,085 • Of the 44,073 applicants -- the largest application pool in school history -- for Stanford's class of 2021, only 2,085 were admitted. The admitted students came from all 50 states and 82 countries.
  • 2013 • In the regular season matchup against Arizona State, Tyler Gaffney ran for 95 yards and two touchdowns, Anthony Wilkerson added 68 yards and another score, and No. 5 Stanford started strong and struggled late in a 42-28 victory over the 23rd-ranked Sun Devils. Stanford led 29-0 at halftime and 39-7 through three quarters. The Cardinal scored twice in the air and three times on the ground, forced two interceptions, blocked two punts, tallied 10 tackles for loss and recorded three sacks. Later in the season, Gaffney ripped off 138 yards and three touchdowns on the ground, including a 69-yard scamper on the game's third play from scrimmage, sending Stanford to a fourth straight BCS bowl game after a 38-14 win at Arizona State in the Pac-12 title game. Kevin Hogan threw for 102 yards during a 99-yard scoring drive in the fourth quarter to put the game out of reach.
  • 2009 • Andrew Luck completed 17 of 28 passes for 236 yards while Toby Gerhart rushed for 127 yards on 25 carries to pace Stanford to a 33-14 victory, ending the Sun Devils four-game winning streak in the series. Stanford collected 473 yards of offense and held Arizona State to 290 yards.
  • 2005 • Mark Bradford caught nine passes for 185 yards and two touchdowns during a 45-35 win for the Cardinal in Stanford Stadium. The receiving performance was the 10th-best in school history.
  • 1994 • Damon Dunn returned a second-quarter kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown to become the second player in school history to cart a kickoff 100 yards for a score, joining Bob Bryan, who accomplished the feat against USF in 1950. At the end of the day, Jon Baker's 38-yard field goal with 0:06 remaining gave Arizona State a 36-35 victory.
  • 1981 • In one of the of the greatest offensive shootouts in program history, Stanford rolled up a school-record 693 yards in total offense, but dropped a wild one, 62-36, to the Sun Devils at Stanford Stadium. The teams combined to break five NCAA and 11 Pac-10 records, including NCAA marks for combined total offense (1,436 yards) and passing yardage by two teams (1,092). John Elway completed 10 of 17 passes for 270 yards and three touchdowns before leaving the game with 8:10 left in the second quarter due to a concussion and sprained index finger. Backup Steve Cottrell came off the bench to complete 21 passes for 311 yards. Darrin Nelson set a Stanford record for receiving yardage with 237 on nine catches.
  • 1972 • From the "on this date" folder -- Stanford's Sept. 30 win over West Virginia in 1972 featured a number of statistics and storylines. Highlights from the 41-35 victory over the Mountaineers at Stanford Stadium:
    • 2,284 - Season passing yards for Stanford's Mike Boryla, the Pac-8 leader in that category.
    • 486 - Net yards in total offense for Stanford.
    • 159 - Seconds into the game that Stanford scored its first touchdown, on a 9-yard John Winesberry sweep.
    • 113 - Seconds left when West Virginia cut the deficit to 41-35 after a 9-yard pass to Brian Chiles, but the Mountaineers' onside kick was recovered by Stanford's Bill Wiley.
    • 96 - Distance on a kickoff return by Artie Owens on a reverse to set up West Virginia's first touchdown.
    • 18 - NFL titles won as a player or coach by members of Stanford's 1972 coaching staff.
    • 7 - Touchdowns in the second half by both teams.
    • 3 - Touchdowns scored by Stanford's John Winesberry, who rushed for 135 yards on 29 carries.
    • 2 - Future national championships won by West Virginia coach Bobby Bowden, who left for Florida State in 1976.
  • 1921 • Built in 1921, Stanford Stadium is the eighth-oldest FBS facility. The current configuration includes a renovation completed prior to the 2006 season.
  • 1,016 • In his past six outings, junior running back Bryce Love has 1,016 yards rushing on 101 carries (10.1 yards/rush).
  • 787 • Through four games, junior running back Bryce Love has 787 yards rushing on 73 attempts. In the past 20 years, only LSU's Leonard Fournette (864 yards on 99 attempts) and Northern Illinois' Garrett Wolfe (828 yards on 96 attempts) had more. (Note courtesy of STATS)
  • 661 • Stanford's 661 tackles for loss this decade ranks sixth nationally.
  • 656 • Stanford's 656 total yards against Rice in the season opener were the seventh-most in program history, and best total since 1999 (672 vs. No. 18 UCLA).
  • 625 • There are more than 625 registered student organizations at Stanford.
  • 602 • Stanford's true freshmen accounted for 602 snaps during the 2016 season, 10th-fewest nationally. That included offensive guard Nate Herbig, who started the final six games of 2016 (Stanford was 6-0). Four true freshmen -- tight end Colby Parkinson, wide receiver Connor Wedington and offensive tackles Walker Little and Foster Sarell -- received significant playing time in Stanford's first four games.
  • 500 • Stanford has gained more than 500 yards of total offense five times in its past eight games.
  • 405 • Stanford's 405 rushing yards against UCLA (Sept. 23) were the fourth-most in program history. Stanford was the first team to rush for over 400 yards against UCLA since USC did so in 2005. Junior running back Bryce Love had 263 against UCLA in 2017, and USC running back Reggie Bush had 260 in 2005. (Note courtesy of STATS)
  • 400 • Stanford has held opponents to fewer than 400 yards of total offense in 39 of its past 52 games.
  • 267 • Stanford leads the nation with 267 sacks since 2011.
  • 263 • Junior running back Bryce Love's 263 rushing yards against UCLA (Sept. 23) were second all-time only to Christian McCaffrey's 284 at Cal in 2016.
  • 200 • Stanford has allowed 200 or more rushing yards only 12 times under head coach David Shaw.
  • 199 • Before a second-quarter interception at San Diego State (Sept. 16), Stanford had 199 consecutive pass attempts without an interception. Senior quarterback Keller Chryst had 170 straight attempts without a pick.
  • 198 • Junior running back Bryce Love ranks second among Pac-12 players with 198 all-purpose yards/game. Junior running back Cameron Scarlett (141.5) is 30th nationally and third among Pac-12 players.
  • 196.8 • Junior running back Bryce Love ranks first nationally with 196.8 rushing yards/game. Oklahoma State's Barry Sanders (238.9), USC's Marcus Allen (212.9), Cornell's Ed Marinaro (209.0) and Iowa State's Troy Davis (198.6) are the NCAA leaders for single-season rushing yards/game.
  • 189 • Stanford has made 189 consecutive extra-point attempts, the third-longest streak in the nation (Michigan - 297, Texas A&M - 219). The streak dates to Stanford's matchup at Oregon State on Oct. 26, 2013.
  • 138 • Stanford has a streak of scoring in 138 consecutive games, dating to Nov. 11, 2006.
  • 137 • Stanford claimed five national team championships during the past academic year, increasing its overall total to 137, including 113 NCAA titles. Recent NCAA crowns came in men's soccer, women's volleyball, women's swimming and diving, and women's water polo.
  • 134 • Stanford held USC (Sept. 9) without a single punt or kickoff return yard, a first for the Cardinal special teams units in 134 games, dating to the 2006 regular season finale against Cal. Stanford special teams coordinator Pete Alamar was the Golden Bears' special teams coordinator for that 2006 affair.
  • 129 • Stanford was the 129th and final FBS program to plays its originally scheduled home opener Sept. 23 against UCLA at Stanford Stadium. Georgia Southern's Sept. 9 home opener was moved to Birmingham, Alabama, due to the impending threat of Hurricane Irma, and plays its first true home game on Oct. 4.
  • 123 • Stanford opened its 123rd season with a nonconference game against Rice on Aug. 26 in Sydney, Australia.
  • 113 • The Cardinal and UCLA share the NCAA lead with 113 team titles.
  • 100 • Stanford has rushed for at least 100 yards in 62 of its past 68 games. Stanford has not recorded fewer than 100 yards rushing in a victory since the second game of 2012 (92 yards vs. Duke).
  • 99 • Stanford received a graduation success rate of 99 percent from the NCAA for the third consecutive year in 2016, a total that paced all FBS institutions and ranked 11 points higher than the next Pac-12 school (UCLA - 88 percent).
  • 97 • Nearly 97 percent of Stanford undergraduates live on campus, and there are an estimated 13,000 bikes at Stanford daily.
  • 96 • Stanford's 8,180-acre campus is large enough to contain 96 Disneylands.
  • 90 • The Cardinal has at least one tackle for loss in each of its past 90 contests.
  • 78 • Stanford's 78 wins this decade are the most of any private school, ahead of TCU (68), USC (66), Baylor (64), Navy (62) and Notre Dame (62).
  • 76 • Stanford's 76 wins against FBS opponents this decade ranks second nationally. Only Alabama (83) has more.
  • 72 • Stanford has at least one sack in 72 of its past 78 games.
  • 66 • Head coach David Shaw has 66 career wins, five shy of matching the school record set by Glenn "Pop" Warner (71 from 1924-32).
  • 59 • Stanford has recorded at least one rushing touchdown 59 times in its past 66 games. Stanford has won 25 of its past 28 games when recording at least one rushing touchdown.
  • 55 • The 55-point margin of victory in Stanford's 62-7 season-opening win over Rice was the second-largest since 1949, and largest since a 58-0 win against Washington State in 2008.
  • 50.67 • Junior running back Bryce Love is averaging 50.67 yards/scoring play (93-yard catch, 47-yard run 48-yard run, 7-yard run, 56-yard run, 50-yard run, 49-yard catch, 10-yard run, 75-yard run, 51-yard run, 53-yard run, 69-yard run).
  • 50 • Stanford leads the nation with seven plays from scrimmage covering 50 or more yards.
  • 50 • Dating to 2016, junior running back Bryce Love has recorded a rush of 50 or more yards in six straight games, the only player to do so in the past 20 years. Love has five rushes of 50 or more yards in four games this season. By comparison, Alabama's Mark Ingram had two such rushes in 14 games in 2009, and Derrick Henry had five such rushes in 15 games in 2015 for the Crimson Tide. (Note courtesy of STATS)
  • 49 • Stanford's 62 points scored against Rice were the most in an opener in 49 years (62-20 win over San Jose State in 1968) and the most in any game since 2013 (63-13 win over Cal).
  • 41 • Stanford, which sponsors 36 varsity sports, has won at least one NCAA team title in each of the past 41 academic years, representing the longest streak in history.
  • 40 • Stanford has scored at least 40 points in five of its past eight games.
  • 38 • Stanford's 38 first-half points in its opener against Rice tied for the most in a half over the past four seasons.
  • 35 • During the 2016 season, 35 former Cardinal received an NFL paycheck.
  • 33 • Stanford has produced 33 NFL draft picks since 2010, 12th-most by any program over that span.
  • 32:38 • At 32:38, Stanford's average time of possession per game since 2011 ranks fifth nationally.
  • 30 • The Stanford Concussion and Brain Performance Center is at the forefront of concussion and traumatic brain injury research, and is incorporating state of the art eye-tracking tests -- EYE-SYNC -- in all of its studies. The EYE-SYNC test is administered with customized eye tracking technology, called Dynamic Visual Synchronization (DVS) Goggles. The eye tracking test lasts 30 seconds, and the results show the ability to focus -- a key problem after a concussion.
  • 30 • Stanford, which operates on the academic quarter calendar, had 30 days between its season opener (Aug. 26) and the first day of classes (Sept. 25).
  • 30 • Stanford's 2017 roster includes student-athletes from 30 states, and Austria.
  • 30 • No Pac-12 Conference team has had more NFL draftees over the past five years than Stanford's 30.
  • 30 • Stanford has allowed fewer than 30 points 56 times in its past 63 games.
  • 30 • Stanford's last victory on the 30th day of September came in 1978, a 17-14 win over Tulane.
  • 28 • Stanford has 28 rushing touchdowns in its past 10 games.
  • 28 • Stanford had 28 former players make NFL opening day rosters, third-most of any Pac-12 team.
  • 25 • Stanford is one of 10 teams to have allowed fewer than 25 points/game for four straight seasons.
  • 25 • Stanford's 25 fifth- and fourth-year seniors are the most of any Pac-12 program.
  • 23 • Stanford won the 2016-17 Division I Learfield Sports Directors' Cup, extending its streak to 23 years of capturing the award presented to the most successful intercollegiate athletic department in the nation.
  • 22.4 • As of 2016, Stanford's endowment eclipsed $22.4 billion.
  • 22 • Stanford requires students to declare a major before their junior year. Among the team's upperclassmen, 22 majors are represented. Majors are: civil engineering, communication, computer science, economics, history, human biology, international relations, Japanese, mechanical engineering, media studies, management science and engineering, philosophy, political science, product design, psychology, public policy, sociology, sustainable design and construction, symbolic systems, urban studies, and science, technology and society.
  • 20 • Stanford ranks sixth nationally with 29 plays of 20 yards or more. The Cardinal has 16 plays of 30 or more yards, and 10 plays covering 40 or more yards.
  • 19 • The Stanford community includes 19 Nobel laureates.
  • 19 • Stanford has scored on each of its 19 trips to the red zone -- seven rushing touchdowns, seven passing touchdown, five field goals.
  • 18 • Stanford's defense has at least one takeaway in 18 of the past 23 games (13 forced fumbles, 19 interceptions).
  • 18 • Junior wide receiver Trent Irwin has at least one reception in each of the past 18 games.
  • 16 • Sophomore kicker Jet Toner is one of 16 players nationally without a missed field goal attempt (7-7).
  • 11 • Senior defensive tackle Harrison Phillips had a career-high 11 tackles at USC (Sept. 16), and 10 tackles one week later at San Diego State (Sept. 23).
  • 10.78 • Junior running back Bryce Love ranks second nationally with 10.78 yards/rush.
  • 9 • Coaching continuity remains a hallmark of the program. Nine of 10 full-time coaches returned for 2017, the only change coming at running back, where Ron Gould replaced Lance Taylor, who became the Carolina Panthers' wide receivers coach.
  • 8.43 • Junior running back Bryce Love is Stanford's career leader with 8.43 yards/rush. The FBS career yards/rush record is 8.26 by Glenn Davis of Army (1943-46). The minimum number of carries to qualify is 300 and Love, who is at 8.43, has 213.
  • 8 • Stanford has won at least eight games for a school-record eight straight years.
  • 8 • Stanford advanced to a school-record eighth straight bowl game in 2016, a streak that leads the Pac-12.
  • 6 • At least six foreign languages are spoken by the Cardinal -- French (Sean Barton, Peter Kalambayi and Osiris St. Brown), Samoan (Gabe Reid), Japanese (Jesse Burkett), German (Devery Hamilton and Osiris St. Brown) and Austrian German (Thomas Schaffer). Multiple student-athletes are fluent in Spanish.
  • 6 • Stanford and Alabama lead the nation as the only programs with six seasons of 10 or more wins against FBS opponents since 2010.
  • 6 • Stanford is one of six programs with at least one national championship in football, baseball and men's basketball. It is the only program with at least one national championship in football, baseball, men's basketball and women's basketball.
  • 6 • Stanford has advanced to six bowl games in as many seasons under head coach David Shaw. Only Alabama's Nick Saban (10), Clemson's Dabo Swinney (9) and Florida State's Jimbo Fisher (7) have longer consecutive streaks dating to the tenure's start with their current team.
  • 6 • Junior running back Bryce Love is the first Cardinal ever with 100 yards rushing in each of his first six career starts. His six consecutive games with 100 or more yards rushing ranks third in Stanford history (Christian McCaffrey - 9, Toby Gerhart - 7).
  • 6 • With six rushing touchdowns on the season, junior running back Cameron Scarlett ranks eighth nationally and second among Pac-12 players.
  • 6 • Junior running back Bryce Love has scored at least one touchdown in six consecutive games, a streak that ranks fourth in Stanford history (Toby Gerhart - 11, Tyler Gaffney - 10, Tommy Vardell - 7).
  • 5 • Stanford (Asia, Australia and North America) is one of five programs to play a college football game on three different continents, joining Boston College, BYU, Cal and Notre Dame.
  • 5 • Stanford has twice this season scored five rushing touchdowns in a game (vs. Rice, vs. UCLA).
  • 3 • Since the start of the 2012 season, Stanford is one six FBS programs with at least three conference titles.
  • 3 • Stanford signed three of the nation's top-10 recruits in the 2017 class. The Cardinal had corralled two such signees in the combined 15 previous years. Stanford is the first school in the modern era of college football recruiting services to sign the No. 1 quarterback, No. 1 offensive tackle and No. 1 tight end in the same class, earning the trifecta from both Scout and 247Sports.
  • 3 • Three Stanford quarterbacks accounted for at least one touchdown in Stanford's season-opening win over Rice, a program-first since 1998 against Washington State. Senior Keller Chryst threw for three scores, fifth-year senior Ryan Burns threw for one score, and sophomore K.J. Costello ran for a 25-yard score.
  • 2.04 • Stanford has 168 rushing touchdowns in David Shaw's 84 games as head coach, an average of 2.04/game.
  • 2 • Former Cardinal John Elway (Denver Broncos) and John Lynch (San Francisco 49ers) are NFL general managers. The other two schools with two NFL general managers? Connecticut and John Carroll.
  • 2 • With two touchdown receptions against Rice, tight end Colby Parkinson became the first Cardinal true freshman with multiple scoring catches in a season opener.
  • 2 • Along with Oregon State, Stanford is one of two Power 5 programs with two byes this season.
  • .871 • Stanford is 27-4 (.871) against in-state opponents in this decade.
  • .854 • Stanford is 35-6 (.854) at home under head coach David Shaw (since 2011), eighth-best nationally.
  • .852 • Stanford is 23-4 (.852) against in-state opponents under head coach David Shaw.
  • .844 • Stanford is 54-10 (.844) this decade in games played on California soil.
  • .796 • Stanford is 78-20 (.796) in this decade.
  • .768 • Head coach David Shaw is 43-13 (.768) against Pac-12 opponents during the regular season.
  • .750 • Stanford is 18-6 (.750) in September under head coach David Shaw.
  • .645 • Of 46 Power 5 head coaches that have completed at least five seasons, David Shaw's .645 (20-11) career winning percentage against ranked teams is second.
  • 0 • Stanford's opener against Rice was one of five games played during the season's Week 0.